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the boy again to take a pull, and come up with his horse, 

 head and girth, with the craving one, and wait there 

 until he orders him to come again head and neck, or 

 head and head. This is more for the purpose of teach- 

 ing the boy how to challenge a horse to run, than the 

 actual necessity there is for doing it to bring the crav- 

 ing horse through his sweat, for the head lad (if he is 

 any thing like a good one) can mostly do this him- 

 self without the boy's aid. 



The horses having thus proceeded for a certain 

 length, the head lad may order the boy again to take 

 a pull at his horse, and go half a length in front, to 

 give the boy an idea of making play, or what is com- 

 monly called, — " cutting the work out." But he must 

 not be allowed to go too far in front, or he may over- 

 mark his horse. As they are concluding the sweat, 

 the head lad should go up to the boy, make a run with 

 him home, and finish the sweat at the usual pace, 

 which is mostly regulated according to the state of the 

 ground and the condition of the horses. 



The boy, who by this time can ride tolerably well, 

 is becoming very useful to the groom, who often 

 changes him from one horse to another that is more 

 difficult to ride. If the boy is tolerably light, and has 

 a thorough knowledge of the pace which horses are at 

 times to go in their gallops, he is frequently put to lead 

 the gallop, and is also often put to ride such horses in 

 their sweats as require to be resolutely persevered with 

 to get them along. 



Having been practised in this sort of riding for 



